All persons wishing to operate a golf cart on the streets of the City of Grayville must ensure compliance with the following requirements:
(A) Proof of liability insurance;
(B) Must display city decal front and rear;
(C) Must be inspected by city police or designated representative;
(D) Must have a valid Illinois driver's license;
(E) Must be equipped with windshield, seat belts for driver and each passenger, horn, brakes, a steering wheel apparatus, tires, a rearview mirror, an approved slow moving vehicle emblem on the rear of the golfcart, a headlight that emits a white light visible from a distance of 500 feet to the front, a tail lamp that emits a red light visible from at least 100 feet from the rear, brake lights, and turn signals. When operated on a roadway, a golf cart shall have its headlight and tail lamps lighted (see 625 ILCS Ch. 625, Act 5 § 11-1428);
(F) Must obey all traffic laws of the State of Illinois and City of Grayville;
(G) Passengers under age eight must be secured by an appropriate child restraint system as covered by the Child Passenger Protection Act;
(H) Operator must be 16 years of age or older;
(I) Must not exceed 20 miles per hour;
(J) May only operate on city streets with the exception of authorized crossing of state or county roads;
(K) Those golf carts that would constitute vehicles as defined in ILCS Ch. 625, Act 5 § 1-123.9, used for golfing purposes, shall not be operated in inclement weather, nor when visibility is impaired by weather, smoke, fog, or other conditions. Those golf carts that would otherwise constitute "recreational off-highway vehicles" as defined in ILCS Ch. 625, Act 5, § 1-168.8, being motorized off- highway devices, can be operated in such weather conditions.
(L) A person who drives or is in actual physical control of a golf cart on a roadway while under the influence is subject to §§ 11-500 through 11-502 of the Illinois Compiled Statutes (ILCS Ch. 625, Act 5, §§ 11-500 through 11-502);
(M) Golf carts shall not be operated on sidewalks or in city parks other than paved areas;
(N) Golf carts may not be operated on streets and highways and roads under the jurisdiction of the Illinois Department of Transportation (Illinois Route 1 or Illinois Route 130) or the county highway department, absent prior approval from the appropriate government authority;
(O) Golf carts may not be operated on state or county roads except to cross at designated streets when authorized by the State of Illinois Department of Transportation, or such other controlling department of government, as applicable. The city will ensure that signs are erected to designate authorized crossing points, with crossings to be authorized for State Route No.1 (N. Court Street), at North Street and Martin Street, Highway 130 North, at North 151 Street, and North State Road, at its intersection with North 3rd Street and Carothers Street.
(Ord. 689, passed 8-13-07; Am. Ord. 892, passed 8-10-20; Am. Ord. 912, passed - -)